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The eccentric executive cast his criticism as friendly, invoking the French proverb "qui aime bien chatie bien" -- spare the rod, spoil the child.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

The Congolese proverb little by little, grow the bananas emphasises the virtues of patience and steady progress.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

I thought of the African proverb that says, “It takes a village to raise a child.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

But if you invest for the long term, recognize that the economic sectors poised to grow more than average are those that help people become, as the old proverb has it, healthy, wealthy and wise.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

The Zimbabwean proverb, “If you can walk, you can dance; if you can talk, you can sing,” is quite apropos here.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Quite a few of the latter — mostly delivered in the form of Chinese proverbs — are dropped by the author’s parents, Chinese immigrants who met in New York as graduate students.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025

His lyrics are different from Chinese rappers who try to compete in the complexity of their rhymes, often using chengyu, four-character literary proverbs.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

In his speech littered with Silk Road references and colourful proverbs, Mr Xi continued to stress this point.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2023

Asked about what appeared to be a ban on coverage of him on state media, Prigozhin used a series of Russian proverbs to poke fun at those responsible: "What is forbidden is always sweeter."

From Reuters ● May 28, 2023

He was used to having his Wraith around—feeding the crows outside his window, sharpening her knives while he worked at his desk, chastising him with her Suli proverbs.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo